Size at birth and adrenocortical function in childhood

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 721-726

  Clark, Phillipa M ^a   Hindmarsh, Peter C ^b   Shiell, Alistair W ^a   Law, Catherine M ^a   Honour, John W ^b   Barker, David J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLITE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030469195     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.8560864.x     Document Type: Article

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